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beyond achieving degrees. It is more of inculcating values – moral and social, developing a positive outlook
and building great humans with great characters.
There are various aims of education - social, vocational and
intellectual. Social aims of education emphasise more on the
welfare of the society rather than of an individual. Society is
the whole and each one of us is a part of the big whole. We
must work towards the benefit of the society. It stresses on the
welfare of the state and ensures that people possess virtues like
co-operation, loyalty and sacrifice.
The vocational aims of education create an environment
suitable to hone the skills of a learner so that one emerges as a
better worker in the field one wants to excel into. They become
better workers by acquiring all the required skills.
The intellectual aims of education make the learner confident
so that he/she can lead a confident life. They aim at providing
enough opportunities so that the innate intellectual capability
of a learner can reach the optimum level. They provide the best environment for the intellect to grow and
direct towards the right track.
Without education, humans will be wandering aimlessly groping into the dark and looking for some light to
illuminate their paths to development.
On the basis of your understanding of the above passage, answer ANY TEN questions from the eleven
given below. (1x10 = 10)
i. How important is education in one’s life?
(a) No alternative to education (b) No one’s innate capabilities
(c) Illuminates a person’s mind and thoughts (d) All of the above
ii. What is the main purpose of education?
(a) To earn qualification to secure good jobs
(b) For moral and character development of a person
(c) To attain knowledge
(d) To secure one’s future
iii. Which of the following is an example of ‘Social Aims of Education’?
(a) To lead a productive, hence a respectable life, in the society, by earning livelihood
(b) To have confidence to lead an independent life
(c) To become a useful member of the society irrespective of socio-economic status
(d) To be able to earn handsome amount of money for oneself
iv. Which of the following is an example of ‘Vocational Aims of Education’?
(a) To lead a productive, hence a respectable life, in the society, by earning livelihood
(b) To have confidence to lead an independent life
(c) To become a useful member of the society irrespective of socio-economic status
(d) To be able to earn handsome amount of money for oneself
v. Which of the following is an example of ‘Intellectual Aims of Education’?
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(a) To lead a productive, hence a respectable life, in the society, by earning livelihood
(b) To have confidence to lead an independent life
(c) To become a useful member of the society irrespective of socio-economic status
(d) To be able to earn handsome amount of money for oneself
vi. What do you understand by the expression ‘a balanced learner’?
(a) One who has knowledge about all the concepts taught during the learning phase
(b) One who could maintain balance between his studies and sports schedule
(c) One who is intellectually, spiritually, emotionally and physically balanced
(d) One who has a balanced personality
vii. Who, in your point of view, can be a global player?
(a) A learner who is competitive, resilient and possesses good communication skills
(b) One who can play various sports at the international level
(c) A learner who has the capacity to travel abroad often
(d) A learner who can adjust to local needs and requirements while travelling to different countries
viii. The qualities of a responsible citizen are ……………..
(a) To have a feeling of brotherhood with fellow citizens
(b) To have patriotic fervour on special days, like Independence Day
(c) To be ready to serve one’s country, whenever required
(d) To favour one’s own country while participating in political discussions
ix. Who can be a ‘knowledgeable worker’?
(a) One who applies his acquired knowledge to practical use
(b) One who goes beyond just application of knowledge and uses it innovatively
(c) One who acquires knowledge, applies it creatively and always has a desire for more knowledge
(d) One who is satisfied with what he has learnt
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(C) He left the General's presence then and went home, thinking over the plan. in this way, the whole
thing would be taken out of his hands. He would tell Hana nothing.
i. What is the plan Sadao made with the General?
a. To leave the partitions of the enemy soldier's room open so that the General's assassins
could quietly kill him that night and dispose off the body
b. To make the enemy soldier escape by sending him to a nearby island with instructions to
wait for a Korean fishing boat
c. To make the enemy soldier escape by sending him to a nearby island with instructions to
wait for a Korean fishing boat
d. By letting the assassins come to the house quietly and arrest the enemy soldier
ii. What, do you think, is Sadao thinking about this arrangement while going back to the house?
a. He thought it was for the best
b. He was uncomfortable at the idea of assassins in the house
c. He was glad that the matter had been amicably resolved
d. He felt disturbed to have conspired against the very man whose life he saved.
iii. Why does he not want to share his plan with Hana?
a. he thought that a murder in the house would unnerve her
b. Sadao wanted to give her a surprise by having the servants back in the house, restoring
normalcy.
c. Hana would faint at the thought of Tom being killed, just as she did when she had to help
Sadao give him chloroform
iv. How did having 'the whole thing taken out of his hands' please Sadao?
a. It meant that now the enemy soldier would not be tortured
b. He did not have to make the difficult decision to hand him over to the police
c. He was glad that the servants would come back and Hana would not have to be anxious on
account of the enemy soldier
d. All of the above
4. Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE of the two given by answering the questions that
follow. (1 x 4 =4)
(A) For lives that slyly turn in their cramped holes
From fog to endless night?
i. Whose lives turn 'slyly'?
a. Governor, inspector, visitorb.
b. Children of the elementary school in the slum
c. People living in the slum
d. People who made donations to the elementary school
ii. ‘Fog to endless night’ refers to ______________
a. Cold, foggy nights in winter
b. Lack of sunlight because of the lead sky
c. From a bleak, uncertain future to hopeless despair
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d. When the hazy, unclear future turns out to be a dark, gloomy night
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ii. Give an example from the text to show that Mukesh's dream of being a motor mechanic is only
a mirage.
a. There are hardly any cars in Firozabad.
b. Every home in Firozabad is engaged in making bangles, as nobody dares to think
differently.
c. When people try to do something different, they are beaten up by the police and put in jail.
iii. Which of these show that the mindset of the people of Firozabad plays a big role in the
perpetuation of their dismal poverty?
a. They did not know that the law, if enforced, could get Mukesh and the 20,000 children
employed in glass factories out of the dingy furnaces.
b. The people dare not form cooperatives because they have lost the ability to dream.
c. There is no leader among them, who could guide them.
d. All of the above
iv. What brings the poet's thoughts back to her mother when she looks back at her after the
security check?
a. Her ashen face, like that of a corpse b. Her wan, pale face, like a late winter's
moon
c. The young trees sprinting d. Merry children spilling out of their
homes
v. Which of these statements is the odd one out?
a. A mass of yellow water held me b. I was paralysed under water - stiff, rigid
with fear
c. The curtain of life fell d. I tried to call for help, to call for mother
vi. As a lawyer, how was Gandhi's approach to the sharecroppers’ case different from that of
other lawyers who represented their cases in court?
a. Unlike the other lawyers, he did not charge a huge fee from the peasants
b. Instead of individual cases, he collected their documents and made a collective case of fraud
to be put across for the Lieutenant Governor’s consideration
c. Unlike the lawyers, who wanted to go back home if Gandhi was arrested, he was a
complete stranger and was willing to be arrested for their cause.
d. He did not file the case in a lawcourt but demanded an inquiry into the sharecropper’s case.
vii. 'Everything's the same but everything is different.' In the given context of the chapter, what does
this sentence mean?
a. There is a difference between sameness and compatibility.
b. A different perspective may suddenly reveal itself in a thing that appears to be ordinary.
c. A different way of seeing may change our perception of a thing completely.
d. If you look at a thing closely, you may see minute differences in things that appear similar.
viii. Which of these is an example of green wars?
a. Learning a lesson from the earth
b. Fishermen harming whales
c. Speaking in many languages
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Write a letter to the editor of a national daily sharing one such story, where you took the initiative to help
those in need during the lockdown. You are Vedanshi/Vedant, of 15 A, Petals Society, Bengaluru. (120-
150 words)
OR
(B) You are Aami/ Ajoy Sarkar of 83, Model Town, Guwahati, Assam. You are a sports enthusiast.
Rangshala School, Guwahati, has advertised the requirement of a Sports teacher, in the local news-
paper. You are excited and decide to apply for the post. Write a letter in 120-150 words, responding
to the given advertisement, submitting your candidature with a detailed bio-data.
10. Attempt ANY FIVE out of the six questions given below, in 30-40 words each. (2x5=10)
i. How did the incident at the YMCA pool affect William Douglas later in his life?
Fear - deeply ingrained - constant aversion to water - petrified him – ruined all his enjoyment of water
sports adventure activities - remained terribly scared – finally developed a strong desire to overcome his
fear of water
ii. What, according to you, is the reason that drove the British landlords to act in this desperate fashion when
they heard that Germany had manufactured synthetic indigo?
When synthetic indigo was developed by Germany – Natural Indigo was no more profitable to landlords - did
not want to grow it any more - prices had fallen - wanted compensation from the peasants for not growing
Indigo on the land for releasing them from the Indigo agreement
iii. Gandhi read a statement in court that he was involved in a ‘conflict of duties’. Explain the ‘conflict of
duties’ that Gandhiji told the court he was involved in.
On the one hand he did not want to set a bad example as a lawbreaker and on the other hand to render the
humanitarian and national service for which he had come. He disregarded the order to leave Champaran not
due to lack of respect for lawful authority but because of the higher moral and ethical concern.
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iv. In the poem ‘An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum’, what does the poet want for the children of the
slum? How can their lives change?
Their live to be changed. – to be out of circumstances of poverty -to live in healthier, hygienic and beautiful
natural environment - wants their future to be bright and full of hope.
their lives can only be changed if governor, teacher, inspector, visitor, and rich people do more to help
them - mere donations will not solve their problems of poverty, illiteracy, and backwardness.
11. Attempt ANY TWO out of the three questions given below in 30-40 words each. (2 x2=4 )
i. What is common between Charley and Sam? How do you know?
Both want a lfe away from the troubles of everyday lives - When Sam disappeared all of a sudden and no one
knew where he was, Charley suspected he had gone to Galesburg as Sam had grown up in a city and liked a
peaceful place Galesburg - Charley found an envelope mailed to Sam by his grandfather from his home in
Galesburg and so it confirmed that Sam was indeed in Galesburg.
ii. Why did the General spare the American soldier?
The General spared the American soldier because he was a selfish man. He thought of nothing but
his own life. He needed Sadao for his operation and he forgot about his promise in his pain. iii.
What qualities of Mr. Lamb attracted Derry to him?
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his own benefits. In the story, he meets a lady who deals with her with great generosity and shifts his belief from
isolated world to community. Thus, the generosity and kindness of lady changed his pessimistic approach
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